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Discover the best books on history, the history novel including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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On Christian TeachingThe De Doctrina Christiana ("On Christian Teaching") is one of Augustine's most important works on the classical tradition. Undertaken at the same time as the Confessions, it sheds light on the development of Augustine's thought, especially in the areas of ethics, hermeneutics, and sign-theory....
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Nothing: John Cage and 4'33What does nothing sound like? An offbeat history of John Cage's 4'33", a musical composition of blank bars, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka. One night in 1952, master pianist David Tudor took the stage in a barnlike concert hall called the Maverick. A...
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NKJV, Pew Bible, Hardcover, Black, Red Letter EditionThe Thomas Nelson NKJV Pew Bible has long been a trusted and durable Bible for use in churches and various worship settings. This edition is published in large NKJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most readable...
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New Hampshire TriviaRebecca "Becky" Rule's New Hampshire Trivia is a fascinating, educational, and entertaining collection of facts and stories that will test your knowledge and spark your curiosity to learn even more about this great state. New Hampshire may be a small state, but it has...
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New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and CollaborationsAn exploration of contemporary African masquerade that reveals its cultural contexts, artistic innovations, and intersection with museum collection practices By placing masquerade at the forefront of contemporary African art, this volume shows how masquerade is a dynamic and urban phenomenon shaped by shifting global...
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NeutraIn the architecture of Richard Neutra (1892-1970), inside and outside find their perfect modernist harmony. As the Californian sun glints off sleek building surfaces, vast glass panel walls allow panoramic views over mountains, gardens, palm trees, and pools. Neutra moved to the United States...
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Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied ItalyRe-released eighty years after liberation with a new foreword from Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of The Longest Winter and Resident Historian of the WWII Memorial. From the author Graham Greene called "one of our best writers, not of any particular decade...
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Mysteries of the South: Ghosts, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena in Dixie*Includes pictures *Profiles mysteries like the Lost Colony of Roanoke, ghosts like the Bell Witch of Tennessee, and more *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The American South has given birth to many of the nation's...
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My Little Golden Book about the First Moon LandingThe exciting story of the Apollo 11 mission!In this engaging Little Golden Book, preschoolers will enjoy the fascinating story behind what happened on July 20, 1969, when two human beings walked on the moon for the very first time. Little ones will learn about...
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My First Pop-Up Dinosaurs: 15 Incredible Pop-UpsStylish artwork by award winner Owen Davey makes this 3-D introduction to dinosaurs a standout. Watch long-extinct creatures spring to life in a striking first pop-up book for budding paleontologists. Showcased are fifteen dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles, from Ankylosaurus to Velociraptor, each one accompanied...
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Muhammad Messenger of AllahKitab Ash-Shifa bi ta'rif huquq al-Mustafa, (Healing by the recognition of the Rights of the Chosen One), of Qadi 'Iyad (d. 544H/1149CE) is perhaps the most frequently used and commented upon handbook in which the Prophet's, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,...
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Monsters of the South: Stories of Swamp Creatures, Aliens, and Other Legendary BeastsRead 26 chilling stories, from two paranormal investigators, about reportedly true encounters with monsters in the South and Southeast.A mysterious winged creature descends upon a community, leaving behind a horrific disaster and whispers of a deadly omen. A family's peaceful night becomes a nightmare...
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Miracle on the Mayflower: John Howland's Remarkable Rescue and Lasting Impact on AmericaThe importance of a single life: one of the most fascinating stories from US history that you've probably never heard of. Washed overboard from the Mayflower during a raging storm, John Howland almost died. He should have died. His rescue was not only daring...
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Military Weapons EncyclopediaFrom rifles to ballistic missiles, weapons provide the US military with the firepower it needs to accomplish its many missions around the globe. This title examines a wide variety of these weapons, exploring how they work and how they are used. Features include a...
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Menhaden: A Biologist's Thirty-Two Year Journey with the Fish and the FisheryA Narrative of the U.S. Menhaden Fisheries: IndustryHistory, Fishing Operations, Product Journey, Fisheries Management, and Government Research Insights from the Beaufort Laboratory offers a well-detailed exploration of the U.S. purse-seine fisheries for menhaden, a cornerstone of American commercial fisheries.Covering the decades since the 1980s,...
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Mediterranean Sweep: The Usaaf in the Italian CampaignFilled with personal accounts of the action, this book details the USAAF's tactical and strategic campaigns in the skies over Italy in World War II. With the defeat of the Germans and Italians on Sicily in mid-July 1943, the focus of the war in...
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Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American GynecologyThe accomplishments of pioneering doctors such as John Peter Mettauer, James Marion Sims, and Nathan Bozeman are well documented. It is also no secret that these nineteenth-century gynecologists performed experimental caesarean sections, ovariotomies, and obstetric fistula repairs primarily on poor and powerless women. Medical...
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Means and Ends: The Revolutionary Practice of Anarchism in Europe and the United StatesAn expansive and accessible account of anarchism as a theory of practice. Means and Ends is a new overview of the revolutionary strategy of anarchism in Europe and the United States between 1868 and 1939. Zoe Baker clearly and accessibly explains the ideas that...
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May B."If May is a brave, stubborn fighter, the short, free-verse lines are one-two punches in this Laura Ingalls Wilder-inspired ode to the human spirit." -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred I've known it since last night: It's been too long to expect them to return. Something's...
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MathesisFirmicus Maternus was one of the last astrological writers of Late Antiquity (330s AD), during the rich period of early Neoplatonism and the rise of Christian emperors. Drawing on some of the earliest and most renowned Hellenistic astrologers, such as Nechepsō-Petosiris, Asclepius, and less...
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